Where does “cosmopolite” come from?
cosmopolite (Italian) comes from Italian cosmopolita, from Ancient Greek κοσμοπολίτης, from Ancient Greek πολίτης, from Ancient Greek πόλις, from Proto-Hellenic ptólis, from Proto-Indo-European tpólHis, from Proto-Indo-European tpelH- — fortification, city.
cosmopolite (Italian): feminine plural of cosmopolita
Definitions
- feminine plural of cosmopolita
Ancestry of “cosmopolite”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | cosmopolita | cosmopolitan |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | κοσμοπολίτης | citizen of the world |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πολίτης | citizen, freeman; fellow citizen, compatriot |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πόλις | city; a whole country, as dependent on and called... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | ptólis | city |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tpólHis | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | tpelH- | fortification, city |